Tonight’s article will be in a new format I’ll use on nights when I’m limited on time. I’ll still give you four tiers of players, but my writeups will be in a quick-hit fashion. I also won’t be writing up every player, just the ones I think need explaining. Good luck today…
NBA DFS Legend
| Nothing But Net | My top plays of the night at his position. |
| Dunk | A Dunk is a second or third tier player with the highest upside. |
| Half-Court Shot | Otherwise known as a “punt play.” A Low-priced, high-upside player. |
| Blocked Shot | A player I’ll be avoiding. Otherwise known as “Fading.” |
**Main Slate Only
Nothing But Net Plays
Point Guard
Russell Westbrook vs MIN $11,800
Westbrook is angry after getting shown up in Oakland last night, the Wolves will feel his wrath. They have no one that can stop him — then again, who does?
Kyrie Irving @ PHI $7,800
Shooting Guard
James Harden @ ATL $11,700
There will be no defense played in this matchup between Harden and Schroder — advantage Harden.
Small Forward
Kawhi Leonard vs LAC $8,500
This is more of a gut call than a stat driven pick. The Spurs are at home against a Western Conference contender in the form of the Clippers, Leonard will show up to play.
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Power Forward
Paul Millsap vs HOU $8,300
The Rockets are allergic to defense. They rank as a bottom five team against power forwards allowing 48.68
Kevin Love @ PHI $7,500
Center
Dwight Howard @ ATL $8,300
Third night in a row we have a big name player that changed teams in the offseason squaring off against his former team. This one is in Atlanta, but Howard still has something to prove.
DeMarcus Cousins @ MIL $9,700
Dunks
Point Guard
Dennis Schroder vs HOU $5,900
As I mentioned above, there will be no defense played in this point guard matchup with Harden and $5,900 is a good price for Schroder.
Shooting Guard
Evan Fournier vs WAS $6,000
Bradley Beal @ ORL $5,300
John Wall has already been ruled out for this game, and anytime Wall has been out Beal’s usage goes through the roof. At $5,300, he is near a must play.
Small Forward
Aaron Gordon vs WAS $5,900
The Wizards were among the worst in points allowed to opposing small forwards last year giving up nearly 46 FanDuel points per game. They look better on paper so far this year, but it’s more about their competition than actual defense. Otto Porter didn’t suddenly become a good defender.
Power Forward
Tobias Harris vs DEN $6,400
Taj Gibson @ IND $5,900
Center
Nikola Vucevic vs WAS $7,500
Half-Court Shots
Point Guard
Sergio Rodriquez vs PHI $5,100
Kris Dunn @ OKC $4,900
Tomas Satoransky @ ORL $3,500
With John Wall ruled out, he makes for a great punt at the minimum salary. He’ll see an uptick in minutes and only needs 15 FanDuel points to hit value.
Shooting Guard
None
Small Forward
Tony Snell vs SAC $3,800
Power Forward
Dario Saric vs CLE $4,100
Center
Joel Embiid vs CLE $4,800
Even in limited minutes, he has been worth the money. GPP Only**.
Tristan Thompson @ PHI $4,700
Blocked Shots
Point Guard
Chris Paul @ SA $8,800
Paul typically struggles against the Spurs and there is no reason to think he won’t struggle in one.
Shooting Guard
Zach LaVine @ OKC $6,000
Small Forward
Rudy Gay @ MIL $7,300 *Listed as Doubful Now
He is here for no other reason than he screwed me the other night. Started the first quarter with 14 FanDuel points, finished the game with 20!
Power Forward
None
Center
DeAndre Jordan @ SA $7,000
Like Chris Paul, Jordan struggles against the Spurs.
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